J. B. Stoner: Difference between revisions

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Stoner ran for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia governor of Georgia] in 1970. During this campaign, where he called himself the "candidate of love", he described [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Adolf_Hitler Hitler] as "too moderate," black people as an extension of the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape ape] family, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] as "vipers of hell." The primary was won by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights civil rights] supporter and future [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States President] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter Jimmy Carter]. Stoner then ran for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate United States Senate] in 1972, finishing fifth in the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29 Democratic Party] primary with just over 40,000 votes. The nomination and election went to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Nunn Sam Nunn].

During his Senate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_campaign campaign], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission FCC] ruled that television stations had to play his ads due to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine fairness doctrine]. Stoner also ran for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia lieutenant governor] in 1974 and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate United States Senate] in 1980. His best showing was 73,000 votes (10 percent) in his campaign for lieutenant governor in 1974, when he sought to succeed [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_G._Maddox~~ Lester G. Maddox] in Georgia's second highest constitutional office. Maddox lost the gubernatorial nomination that year to former legislator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_D._Busbee George D. Busbee].

During his Senate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_campaign campaign], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission FCC] ruled that television stations had to play his ads due to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine fairness doctrine]. Stoner also ran for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia lieutenant governor] in 1974 and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate United States Senate] in 1980. His best showing was 73,000 votes (10 percent) in his campaign for lieutenant governor in 1974, when he sought to succeed [[Lester Maddox]] in Georgia's second highest constitutional office. Maddox lost the gubernatorial nomination that year to former legislator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_D._Busbee George D. Busbee].

In his 1974 lieutenant governor campaign, Stoner placed signs on the Macon Transit Company buses, which Mayor Thompson ordered removed. Stoner promptly went to federal court to secure the return of his paid signs under his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution First Amendment] protection. He even, tongue-in-cheek, urged Georgia blacks to support his nemesis Thompson for governor. Stoner polled more votes for lieutenant governor than were cast for all four candidates in the Republican gubernatorial primary, which Thompson had only barely won.

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 Stoner ran for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia governor of Georgia] in 1970. During this campaign, where he called himself the "candidate of love", he described [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Adolf_Hitler Hitler] as "too moderate," black people as an extension of the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape ape] family, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] as "vipers of hell." The primary was won by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights civil rights] supporter and future [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States President] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter Jimmy Carter]. Stoner then ran for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate United States Senate] in 1972, finishing fifth in the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29 Democratic Party] primary with just over 40,000 votes. The nomination and election went to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Nunn Sam Nunn].
-During his Senate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_campaign campaign], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission FCC] ruled that television stations had to play his ads due to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine fairness doctrine]. Stoner also ran for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia lieutenant governor] in 1974 and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate United States Senate] in 1980. His best showing was 73,000 votes (10 percent) in his campaign for lieutenant governor in 1974, when he sought to succeed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_G._Maddox Lester G. Maddox] in Georgia's second highest constitutional office. Maddox lost the gubernatorial nomination that year to former legislator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_D._Busbee George D. Busbee].
+During his Senate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_campaign campaign], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission FCC] ruled that television stations had to play his ads due to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine fairness doctrine]. Stoner also ran for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia lieutenant governor] in 1974 and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate United States Senate] in 1980. His best showing was 73,000 votes (10 percent) in his campaign for lieutenant governor in 1974, when he sought to succeed [[Lester Maddox]] in Georgia's second highest constitutional office. Maddox lost the gubernatorial nomination that year to former legislator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_D._Busbee George D. Busbee].
 In his 1974 lieutenant governor campaign, Stoner placed signs on the Macon Transit Company buses, which Mayor Thompson ordered removed. Stoner promptly went to federal court to secure the return of his paid signs under his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution First Amendment] protection. He even, tongue-in-cheek, urged Georgia blacks to support his nemesis Thompson for governor. Stoner polled more votes for lieutenant governor than were cast for all four candidates in the Republican gubernatorial primary, which Thompson had only barely won.